The specialized electronic examination division in the holy shrine opened an up-to-date laboratory for the production of the (Virkon-S) substance approved by the World Health Organization.

The Wired Communications Division affiliated with the Monitoring and Communications Division at the Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine has begun to activate several services like free calls.

The engineering and technical staffs at the Electronic Check Division have begun installing electronic check gates, which are the first of their kind in the holy shrines in Iraq.

The Secretary-General, Eng. Yusuf al-Sheikh Radhi received the head of the Najaf municipality Eng. Nabil Abdul-Hussein Dakhil and his accompanying engineering delegation.

"The Secretary-General was briefed on the work of our engineering and technical staffs in the laboratory. He urged that more efforts be made to develop the work that is taking place," the division’s official Eng. Hussain Ali Jassem, said in a statement to the News Center.

The Secretary-General of the Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine, Eng. Yusuf al-Sheikh Radhi, received the Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar in the Hospitality Hall of the Holy Shrine.

The engineering and technical staffs working in the Research and Development Division affiliated with the Monitoring and Communications Department at the Holy Shrine succeeded in designing and manufacturing an advanced CNC machine.

The staff of the Research and Development Division affiliated with the Monitoring and Communications Department at the Holy Shrine succeeded in manufacturing an electric hydraulic compressor machine.

The Secretary General of the Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine, Eng. Yusuf al-Sheikh Radhi, received the Minister of Health, Dr. Hassan Al-Timimi, accompanied by the Director of Najaf Health, Dr. Radhwan al-Kindy, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Holy Shrine, Mr. Radhwan Sahib Ridha, and the member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Fateh Al-Kirmani, as well as the head of the Department of Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment, Engineer Ali Al-Ghuraifi.

Jannat al-Atffal (Children's Paradise) project was opened. This project is concerned with building the cultural and intellectual abilities for the children.